As of 11 a.m. on January 30, the number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia nationwide reached 7,739. Baidu's "Today's Epidemic Hot Search" shows that the public's attention to the "real-time news of new pneumonia" exceeds tens of millions, and the "New Pneumonia Self-examination Manual" tops the list of hot searches on epidemic prevention knowledge.
As the birthplace of the epidemic, it is also the province with the most severe epidemic. Hubei has adopted stricter prevention and control measures than the whole country. "Hubei enterprises resume work no earlier than 2.13" ranked second in the epidemic hot search.
On this day, a public welfare song called "Wuhan Ya" also appeared on the hot search list. This original song by Wuhan musicians sang the love of Wuhan children for their hometown, and also sang the support of the people of the whole country for Wuhan.
The expected good news also appeared on the hot search list of the day. Zhang Boli, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and president of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, publicly stated: "According to the changes in the recent epidemic data in Wuhan, the inflection point of the epidemic expected by the public is about to appear."
With the rapid development of the epidemic, scientific protection is a compulsory course for ordinary people. On January 29, Baidu and authoritative organizations launched the "Self-examination Manual for New Coronary Pneumonia Protection", and the public can obtain timely updated authoritative guidance on the prevention and treatment of new coronavirus pneumonia online. Only one day after it was launched, the self-examination manual ranked first in the "Hot Search for Epidemic Prevention Knowledge".
In addition, more rational virus prevention and control measures such as "Are antibiotics effective against viruses?" Answer information released by the media.
At the same time, the public's awareness of identifying online rumors about the epidemic is also continuously strengthening. In today's "Hot Search Rumor Crush" list, "paper money can spread coronavirus", "spraying alcohol on the whole body can disinfect", "Wuhan Red Cross collects service fees" and so on are the most concerned, "spraying alcohol on the whole body can disinfect", " Rumors related to epidemic prevention, such as "wind oil essence to prevent influenza", "sesame oil dripping nostrils to prevent infection", etc., are also on the list. Users can click on the list to see authoritative rumor refuting information.
In the critical period of epidemic prevention work, it is very important to distinguish the authenticity of rumors in a timely manner. Users can search for keywords such as "new coronavirus" on the Baidu APP, or see the "Latest Rumor Refutation" entry on the Fight Against Pneumonia Channel, and can query the most authoritative rumor refutation information in a timely manner.